ArticleJournal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation)2014
Immediate Effects of Neurodynamic Sliding versus Muscle Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility in Subjects with Short Hamstring Syndrome.
Article in Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Comparison Between Dynamic Oscillatory Stretch Technique and Static Stretching In Reduced Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Population: A Single Blind Randomized Control Trial
Effect of Knee Joint Mobilization on Hamstring Muscle Length
Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation and Post Facilitation Stretch on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Tight Hamstrings Syndrome
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimising the Dose of Static Stretching to Improve Flexibility: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Immediate and short-term effects of neurodynamic techniques on hamstring flexibility: A systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Foam rolling and stretching do not provide superior acute flexibility and stiffness improvements compared to any other warm-up intervention: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Tissue Flossing and Neural Mobilization Techniques in Adolescent Basketball Athletes: Randomized, Cross-Over, Controlled Trial.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Trial
- Immediate Effects of Abdominal Hypopressive Technique Versus PNF Stretching in Shortened Hamstring Syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Trial
- Immediate effects of neurodynamic nerve gliding versus static stretching on hamstring neuromechanical properties.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Trial
- Comparative Effects of Femoral Nerve Neurodynamic Techniques and Static Stretching on Quadriceps Muscle Mechanical Properties.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Age Associations with Hamstring Tightness, Trunk Flexibility, and Lumbar Lordosis in Sedentary Adult Females: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- Optimizing Athletic Performance with Neural Mobilization: A Comparative Study in Soccer Players.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Fascial Hydrorelease for Persistent Pain After Hamstring Injury.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
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- Comparing the immediate effects of different neural mobilization exercises on hamstring flexibility in recreational soccer players.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2024Article
- The Additional Effect of Neurodynamic Slump and Suboccipital Muscle Inhibition to Passive Stretching of the Short Hamstring: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Discussing Conflicting Explanatory Approaches in Flexibility Training Under Consideration of Physiology: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
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- The effect of different neural mobilization exercises on hamstring flexibility and functional flexibility in wrestlers.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2020Article
- ACUTE EFFECTS OF NEURAL GLIDING ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2019Article
- EVALUATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS OF APPARENT HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS: A CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2019Article
- DYNAMIC OSCILLATORY STRETCHING EFFICACY ON HAMSTRING EXTENSIBILITY AND STRETCH TOLERANCE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2017Article
- Immediate effects of Graston Technique on hamstring muscle extensibility and pain intensity in patients with nonspecific low back pain.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
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Abstract
Background. Hamstring injuries continue to affect active individuals and although inadequate muscle extensibility remains a commonly accepted factor, little is known about the most effective method to improve flexibility. Purpose. To determine if an isolated neurodynamic sciatic sliding technique would improve hamstring flexibility to a greater degree than stretching or a placebo intervention in asymptomatic subjects with short hamstring syndrome (SHS). Study Design. Randomized double-blinded controlled trial. Methods. One hundred and twenty subjects with SHS were randomized to 1 of 3 groups: neurodynamic sliding, hamstring stretching, and placebo control. Each subject's dominant leg was measured for straight leg raise (SLR) range of motion (ROM) before and after interventions. Data were analyzed with a 3 × 2 mixed model ANOVA followed by simple main effects analyses. Results. At the end of the study, more ROM was observed in the Neurodynamic and Stretching groups compared to the Control group and more ROM in the Neurodynamic group compared to Stretching group. Conclusion. Findings suggest that a neurodynamic sliding technique will increase hamstring flexibility to a greater degree than static hamstring stretching in healthy subjects with SHS. Clinical Relevance. The use of neurodynamic sliding techniques to improve hamstring flexibility in sports may lead to a decreased incidence in injuries; however, this needs to be formally tested.
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